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北京开放大学大学英语（2)
Writing about jobs
Choose one of the topics below and write about it.
1) A part-time job or summer job you had.
2) Your dream job
What is Jonas’s job?
选择一项：
a.
A musician.
b.
A car courier.
c.
A video jockey.
d.
An actor.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
选择一项：
a.
Jonas met a lot of famous people.
b.
Jonas got his job by making a video.
c.
Being a car courier can be exhausting and stressful.
d.
Tye once got a big tip from a famous actress.
Complete the summaries of Jonas’s and Tye’s job below. Use the words in the box. Three are extra.
Jonas
interviews
singers and
introduces
music videos. He meets a lot of
famous
people. That’s the good and bad part of the job. He
loves
his job. He made a
video
to get this job.
Tye
moves
cars from one place to another. You have to be
punctual
to do his job and it can be
tiring
. Tye’s
mom
gave him the job.
Read the information about six families from around the world. Then write all, most, a lot, some, a couple, or none in the blanks below.
The SHAW family The IKEDA family The OLIVEIRA family The CHOI family The DEMIR family The KUMAR family
Hometown Chicago Tokyo Sao Paulo Seoul Istanbul New Delhi
Language English Japanese Spanish Korean Turkish English
Housing house apartment apartment apartment apartment apartment
Transportation car subway bus car car car
Wife’s workplace restaurant office hotel office office office
children no yes yes yes yes yes
1.回答
of the families live in big cities.
2.回答
of the families speak English.
3.回答
of them speak French.
4.回答
of the families live in apartments.
5.回答
of them own cars.
6.回答
of the families have a working wife.
7.回答
of the wives work in an office.
8.回答
of the families have children.
Read about these street foods. Which one(s) would you like to try? Why?
Street Foods
From around the World
Are you hungry and looking for a fast, inexpensive and tasty snack? Here are three traditional street foods from around the world.
1. Paletas (Mexico)
What it is: A popsicle, usually made with juice or water and pieces of fresh fruit. Sometimes, red chili pepper is also added to a paleta. It’s the perfect mix of sweet and spicy flavors.
2. Maeng da (Thailand)
What it is: Water beetles (a kind of insect) are fried in oil and then salt is added. The result: a salty snack that tastes like potato chips!
3. Doner Kebap (Turkey)
What it is: Pieces of juicy meat (usually lamb or chicken) served on a thin piece of bread with different sauces. It’s delicious.
Task 2（任务2）
Answer the questions below:
1. Read the note above. Then find two other adjectives in Task 1 that end in –y.
salty, spicy, oily, healthy,
,
.
2. Choose the four words from the note. Think of a matching food for each one.
Read the conversation below. Then answer the questions.
Jose: So, Jill, where do you want to go to dinner tonight?
Jill: I don’t know. Why don’t we go to the pizza place on the corner?
Jose: Pizza again? I don’t really feel like it.
Jill: OK, how about Thai food instead?
Jose: Fine with me. Where do you want to go?
Jill: Well, Thai House is near here. And there’s another place-the Thai Café-but it’s downtown.
Jose: Thai House is closer. Let’s go there.
Jill: Sounds good!
1. What are Jose and Jill going to eat?
2. How do Jose and Jill make suggestions? Write down the words or sentences.
Study the useful expressions. Then complete the dialogs below. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1. A:
stop at the café for coffee.
B: Sounds
!
2. A: What time do you want to meet in the morning?
B:
meet at 7:00?
A: That’s a little early.
meeting at 8:00 instead?
B:
with me. See you then.
3. A: What do you want to do today?
B:
going to the beach?
A: I don’t
it.
see a movie instead?
B: OK,
good.
Answer questions based on the above passage.
A. What does each festival item symbolize? Match an item with its meaning. Two answers are extra.
Festival item
the oranges
the red hat
the large fire
the colored powder
the end of all bad things a beautiful woman
the rocks people originally used an evil man
you don’t want to fight a new beginning
B. Choose the festival each sentence describes. In some cases, both answers are possible
1. It’s celebrated in different countries.
Orange Festival Holi
2. It’s based on an old story.
Orange Festival Holi
3. It’s a celebration of a good over bad.
Orange Festival Holi
4. You throw things at other people.
Orange Festival Holi
5. You need to join a team to participate.
Orange Festival Holi
6. People wear costumes.
Orange Festival Holi
Complete the chart with the missing words.
The comparative form of adjectives
One syllable Two syllables Three or more syllables
sweeter simple
more refreshing
large
spicier delicious
big
bigger
more crowded interesting
Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective in parentheses.
1. The red curry is
than the green curry. (spicy)
2. Cherry candy is
than real cherries. (sweet)
3. Wow! This apple pie is
than my Mom’s ! (delicious)
4. Our English teacher is
than our math teacher. (popular)
5. You’re a
cook than I am. (good)
6. She is really embarrassed. Her face is
than an apple. (red)
You are a restaurant reviewer for a popular website. Choose a restaurant you know and make some notes. Then write a review.
The reading is mainly about
选择一项：
a.
people from around the world
b.
healthcare for older people
c.
a group of people from Japan
d.
older people in the United States
What is unusual about these people?
选择一项：
a.
Most of them are women.
b.
A large number live to age 100 or older.
c.
They have the spiciest food in the world.
d.
There are only 100 of them in the world.
Choose one of the topics below and write about it.
1) A part-time job or summer job you had.
2) Your dream job
What is Jonas’s job?
选择一项：
a.
A musician.
b.
A car courier.
c.
A video jockey.
d.
An actor.
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
选择一项：
a.
Jonas met a lot of famous people.
b.
Jonas got his job by making a video.
c.
Being a car courier can be exhausting and stressful.
d.
Tye once got a big tip from a famous actress.
Complete the summaries of Jonas’s and Tye’s job below. Use the words in the box. Three are extra.
Jonas
interviews
singers and
introduces
music videos. He meets a lot of
famous
people. That’s the good and bad part of the job. He
loves
his job. He made a
video
to get this job.
Tye
moves
cars from one place to another. You have to be
punctual
to do his job and it can be
tiring
. Tye’s
mom
gave him the job.
Read the information about six families from around the world. Then write all, most, a lot, some, a couple, or none in the blanks below.
The SHAW family The IKEDA family The OLIVEIRA family The CHOI family The DEMIR family The KUMAR family
Hometown Chicago Tokyo Sao Paulo Seoul Istanbul New Delhi
Language English Japanese Spanish Korean Turkish English
Housing house apartment apartment apartment apartment apartment
Transportation car subway bus car car car
Wife’s workplace restaurant office hotel office office office
children no yes yes yes yes yes
1.回答
of the families live in big cities.
2.回答
of the families speak English.
3.回答
of them speak French.
4.回答
of the families live in apartments.
5.回答
of them own cars.
6.回答
of the families have a working wife.
7.回答
of the wives work in an office.
8.回答
of the families have children.
Read about these street foods. Which one(s) would you like to try? Why?
Street Foods
From around the World
Are you hungry and looking for a fast, inexpensive and tasty snack? Here are three traditional street foods from around the world.
1. Paletas (Mexico)
What it is: A popsicle, usually made with juice or water and pieces of fresh fruit. Sometimes, red chili pepper is also added to a paleta. It’s the perfect mix of sweet and spicy flavors.
2. Maeng da (Thailand)
What it is: Water beetles (a kind of insect) are fried in oil and then salt is added. The result: a salty snack that tastes like potato chips!
3. Doner Kebap (Turkey)
What it is: Pieces of juicy meat (usually lamb or chicken) served on a thin piece of bread with different sauces. It’s delicious.
Task 2（任务2）
Answer the questions below:
1. Read the note above. Then find two other adjectives in Task 1 that end in –y.
salty, spicy, oily, healthy,
,
.
2. Choose the four words from the note. Think of a matching food for each one.
Read the conversation below. Then answer the questions.
Jose: So, Jill, where do you want to go to dinner tonight?
Jill: I don’t know. Why don’t we go to the pizza place on the corner?
Jose: Pizza again? I don’t really feel like it.
Jill: OK, how about Thai food instead?
Jose: Fine with me. Where do you want to go?
Jill: Well, Thai House is near here. And there’s another place-the Thai Café-but it’s downtown.
Jose: Thai House is closer. Let’s go there.
Jill: Sounds good!
1. What are Jose and Jill going to eat?
2. How do Jose and Jill make suggestions? Write down the words or sentences.
Study the useful expressions. Then complete the dialogs below. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1. A:
stop at the café for coffee.
B: Sounds
!
2. A: What time do you want to meet in the morning?
B:
meet at 7:00?
A: That’s a little early.
meeting at 8:00 instead?
B:
with me. See you then.
3. A: What do you want to do today?
B:
going to the beach?
A: I don’t
it.
see a movie instead?
B: OK,
good.
Answer questions based on the above passage.
A. What does each festival item symbolize? Match an item with its meaning. Two answers are extra.
Festival item
the oranges
the red hat
the large fire
the colored powder
the end of all bad things a beautiful woman
the rocks people originally used an evil man
you don’t want to fight a new beginning
B. Choose the festival each sentence describes. In some cases, both answers are possible
1. It’s celebrated in different countries.
Orange Festival Holi
2. It’s based on an old story.
Orange Festival Holi
3. It’s a celebration of a good over bad.
Orange Festival Holi
4. You throw things at other people.
Orange Festival Holi
5. You need to join a team to participate.
Orange Festival Holi
6. People wear costumes.
Orange Festival Holi
Complete the chart with the missing words.
The comparative form of adjectives
One syllable Two syllables Three or more syllables
sweeter simple
more refreshing
large
spicier delicious
big
bigger
more crowded interesting
Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective in parentheses.
1. The red curry is
than the green curry. (spicy)
2. Cherry candy is
than real cherries. (sweet)
3. Wow! This apple pie is
than my Mom’s ! (delicious)
4. Our English teacher is
than our math teacher. (popular)
5. You’re a
cook than I am. (good)
6. She is really embarrassed. Her face is
than an apple. (red)
You are a restaurant reviewer for a popular website. Choose a restaurant you know and make some notes. Then write a review.
The reading is mainly about
选择一项：
a.
people from around the world
b.
healthcare for older people
c.
a group of people from Japan
d.
older people in the United States
What is unusual about these people?
选择一项：
a.
Most of them are women.
b.
A large number live to age 100 or older.
c.
They have the spiciest food in the world.
d.
There are only 100 of them in the world.